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Feb 19, 2006 19:29

the utter ridiculousness of my COLLEGE textbooks continues.
actual quiz questions on the legit textbook website to help students prepare for the test:

A terminator in mRNA synthesis is _____. (p. 309)
(a)an enzyme whose specific function is to stop synthesis
(b)a molecule of tRNA that recognizes a stop codon
(c)a specific nucleotide sequence in DNA that signals a stop
(d)Arnold Schwarzenegger
(e)none of the above

During translation in a eukaryotic cell _____. (p. 313)
(a)ribosomes move into the nucleus
(b)tRNA carries amino acid molecules to the nucleus, where they are added to a growing polypeptide chain
(c)polypeptides are synthesized at ribosomes, according to instructions carried by mRNA
(d)mRNA is synthesized by the bonding of free nucleotides to the bases on the template strand of DNA
(e)French cells are able to speak to German cells

i just don't know what to think anymore.
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